The politics in the 25414 Charles Town, WV area are largely driven by concerned citizens who strive to make their community the best it can be. Local residents take great pride in their town and work hard to ensure that they have access to all the resources and services they need. Every year, candidates for local office such as Mayor, City Council, and other positions are voted in by area residents who cast their ballots for the person they believe will do the best job leading them forward. By engaging in public dialogue and voting, citizens of 25414 Charles Town, WV actively shape their political future on a regular basis.
The political climate in Zip 25414 (Charles Town, WV) is somewhat conservative.
Jefferson County, WV is somewhat conservative. In Jefferson County, WV 43.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 54.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Jefferson county remained strongly Republican, 54.3% to 43.8%.
Jefferson county voted Republican in five of the last six Presidential elections (2008 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 25414 (Charles Town, WV) is somewhat conservative.
Charles Town, West Virginia is somewhat conservative.
Jefferson County, West Virginia is somewhat conservative.
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria Metro Area is very liberal.
West Virginia is very conservative.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index is based on recent voting in national elections, federal campaign contributions by local residents, and consumer personality profiles.
VoteWord™
Displaying 20 years of Presidential voting, visualized in one word.
Charles Town, West Virginia: r r d r R R
How It Works:
Here at BestPlaces, we were looking at the voting patterns since the 2000 election and realized that we could express the results of each election as one letter. R if the Republican Party candidate won, D for the Democrat and I for the Independent. The six elections (2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016, 2020) would be expressed as six-letter word (R R D R R).
Then we went a little further and added the dimension of magnitude. If the difference of victory was greater than 10 percent, the letter is upper case, and lower case if the difference was less than 10 percent. This allows us to see interesting voting patterns at just a glance.
Here's the VoteWord for Iowa d r d d r. In the last six elections the state has been closely contested, voting narrowly for the Republican Party candidate in 2016 and 2020 after voting for the Democratic Party in 2008 and 2012. Virginia (r r d d d D) has voted for the Democratic Party in the last three elections.
Individual Campaign Contributions in zip 25414 (Charles Town)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 579 contributions totaling $80,152 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $138 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 222 contributions totaling $59,046 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $266 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)